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Desert Willow Elementary is East Tucson Macaroni Kid's COOL SCHOOL

By East Tucson Macaroni Kid May 19, 2016

Friday the 13th might be an unlucky day for some, but not the Desert heather tyler cool school.jpgWillow Elementary School staff! Our first ever East Tucson Macaroni Kid Cool School winners enjoyed their staff luncheon sponsored by Mama's Famous Pizza on Friday, May 13th. Following pizza and salads, they sampled a COOL dessert... provided by The Screamery (with special thanks to Arizona MADD for helping to sponsor the dessert). Heather Tyler of the Tyler Team at Nova Home Loans, awarded principal Kendra Forgacs a $200 cash prize for the school (and gave the staff some fun take-home goodies as well).

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There were over 2500 votes cast for the 12 nominated schools in the Cool School competition. Desert Willow Elementary started off at the head of the pack and maintained their lead throughout the voting period. Parents and staff alike voted and cheered for their beloved elementary school, exemplifying a school community that really supports their teachers and comes together to make things happen!
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It was a pleasure to meet Principal Forgacs and many of the 80+ member staff, including teachers, paraprofessionals, office, cafeteria and custodial staff, even an award-winning crossing guard! Their pride in their work and their school was evident...just another indication that Desert Willow is truly a COOL SCHOOL. 

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Many, many thanks to all of our sponsors. Special thanks to the Tyler Team, not only for their generous monetary donation, but for their time and help with the event. Thanks also to Desert Willow PTA president Amanda Moore who was a great help at the luncheon as well. And thanks once again to ALL of the voters in the COOL SCHOOL competition. It was amazing to see how passionate you all are about your schools! We wish ALL of the school communities in Tucson and Vail a wonderful summer...stay COOL!

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